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1997 National Stroke Averages
The effect of the difficult scoring in the Dallas, Texas Open can be seen on the standings of Andy Coradini, Randy Reeves, and Kevin Lacey who finished third, fourth, and fifth in relative stroke average but no better than sixth in stroke average. Last year's Tracy Moore Stroke Average Award winner's, Mike Brown and Danny Dore finished out of the top five in both the stroke average and relative stroke average showing the competitive nature of the game. |
Lewis Burton's march to the 1997 PPA
Player of the Year Award included winning the 1997 Tracy Moore Stroke Average Award.
Burton's stroke average for 1997 was better than a half a stroke better than Rainey
Statum, his nearest competitor for both stroke average average and relative stroke
average.| Stroke | Relative Stroke | Rounds | ||
| Player | Average | Average* | Played | |
| 1 | Lewis Burton | 27.55 | -1.491 (1) | |
| 2 | Rainey Statum | 28.08 | -1.1.74 (2) | |
| 3 | Jay Klapper | 28.09 | -0.934 (7) | |
| 4 | Bob Davis | 28.11 | -0.617 (23) | |
| 5 | Dave Taylor | 28.14 | -0.910 (8) | |
| 6 | Andy Coradini | 28.17 | -1.153 (3) | |
| 7 | Randy Reeves | 28.22 | -1.128 (4) | |
| 8 | Danny Dore | 28.27 | -0.876 (11) | |
| 9 | Kevin Lacey | 28.32 | -0.997 (5) | |
| 10 | Bill Kirby, Jr. | 28.34 | -0.900 (10) | |
| 11 | Todd Fowler | 28.39 | -0.848 (13) | |
| 12 | Roger Beckerman | 28.39 | -0.811 (14) | |
| 13 | Angelo Korogianos | 28.40 | -0.392 (29) | |
| 14 | Larry Simpson | 28.40 | -0.717 (18) | |
| 15 | Greg Ward | 28.41 | -0.902 (9) | |
| Mike Brown | 28.41 | -0.943 (6) | ||
| 17 | Dan Anders | 28.44 | -0.873 (12) | |
| 18 | Frank Warren | 28.45 | -0.663 (21) | |
| 19 | Bart Bason | 28.45 | -0.547 (26) | |
| 20 | David Lynch | 28.51 | -0.733 (15) | |
| 21 | Todd Barfield | 28.56 | -0.730 (17) | |
| 22 | Rick Baird | 28.57 | -0.716 (19) | |
| 23 | Brad Lebo | 28.61 | -0.732 (16) | |
| 24 | Michael Hitt | 28.61 | -0.569 (25) | |
| 25 | Darrell Britt | 28.65 | -0.358 (31) | |
| 26 | Gary Hester | 28.76 | -0.676 (20) | |
| 27 | Greg Newport | 28.76 | -0.581 (24) | |
| 28 | Bo Luthie | 28.81 | -0.142 (35) | |
| 29 | Danny McCaslin | 28.82 | -0.472 (27) | |
| 30 | Jimmy Mott | 28.85 | -0.088 (37) | |
| 31 | David McCaslin | 28.86 | -0.427 (28) | |
| 32 | Robert Johnson | 28.87 | -0.659 (22) | |
| 33 | Peter Neumann | 28.89 | -0.374 (30) | |
| 34 | Gene Reams | 28.90 | -0.152 (34) | |
| 35 | Randy Orr | 29.02 | -0.225 (32) | |
| 36 | Tony Jackson | 29.06 | -0.213 (33) | |
| 37 | Gary English | 29.10 | 0.624 (48) | |
| 38 | Alan Quinnelly | 29.17 | 0.309 (42) | |
| 39 | Jim Heikkinen | 29.22 | -0.125 (36) | |
| 40 | Paul Johns | 29.30 | -0.084 (38) | |
| 41 | Don Parker | 29.33 | 0.005 (39) | |
| 42 | C.L. Jones | 29.38 | 0.090 (41) | |
| 43 | Jeff Smith | 29.39 | 0.055 (40) | |
| 44 | Buddy Taylor | 29.49 | 0.448 (43) | |
| 45 | Bob Haizlip | 29.58 | 0.476 (44) | |
| 46 | Manfred Stewart | 29.63 | 0.493 (45) | |
| 47 | Tony Varnadore | 29.66 | 0.618 (46) | |
| 48 | Bill Smith | 29.68 | 0.905 (49) | |
| 49 | Greg Roberts | 29.86 | 0.619 (47) | |
| 50 | Thomas Rawles | 29.90 | 1.150 (50) | |
| 51 | Rodney Ashley | 30.30 | 1.238 (51) | |
| 52 | Mike Damsky | 30.33 | 1.362 (55) | |
| 53 | Mark Rainey | 30.37 | 1.245 (52) | |
| 54 | Michael Culligan | 30.40 | 1.644 (56) | |
| 55 | Mark Hasty | 30.65 | 1.347 (54) | |
| 56 | Robby Bryant | 30.79 | 1.292 (53) | |
| 57 | Enid Klapper | 30.95 | 1.896 (57) | |
| 58 | Barb Mingo | 31.44 | 2.042 (58) | |
| 59 | Bill Walsh | 32.40 | 3.159 (59) |
* Number in parentheses to the right of the relative stroke average shows the final standing ordered by relative stroke average.